Crowds clash outside Karmelo Anthony murder trial
The atmosphere outside the Collin County Courthouse turned tense as crowds clashed following the announcement of the guilty verdict in Karmelo Anthony’s murder trial on June 9, 2026. Anthony was found guilty of the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. (AJ Skuy for News Agency)
As emotions ran high in the racially-sensitive trial, a man central to a viral altercation outside the courthouse was arrested. This marked one of at least two arrests made as tempers flared in the wake of the verdict.
The Collin County Sheriff’s Office reported that both arrests took place soon after Anthony’s sentencing on Tuesday. The authorities confirmed the details to News Agency.
The man involved in the viral incident, identified as Jerome Winston Parker, was detained on a pre-existing warrant for alleged unlawful possession of a weapon, according to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office.
Jerome Winston Parker’s arrest stemmed from an outstanding warrant related to alleged unlawful weapon possession in Collin County, Texas, on June 9, 2026. (Collin County Sheriff’s Office)
